EJW Summer Corps Application Goes Live March 16th!

HOW TO APPLY

The application will be open on this site beginning March 16 and closing April 5, 2011.

AmeriCorps

In order to be eligible for any AmeriCorps program, including Summer Corps, you must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States. During the application process, all applicants will be required to provide proof of their status by submitting acceptable documentation of eligibility, such as a copy of an unexpired U.S. passport, birth certificate, certificate of naturalization or Lawful Permanent Resident Card.

QUALIFYING PROJECT

In order to be eligible for Summer Corps, you must have secured a placement for the summer. Your service project should adhere to the following guidelines:

• You must provide direct legal services to low-income and underserved individuals. This includes conducting intake, performing client and witness interviews, participating in courtroom advocacy and carrying out legal research and writing.
• You are strongly encouraged, but not required, to engage in community education and outreach efforts as a part of your service. This includes creating, updating or translating educational and outreach materials and conducting "know your rights" presentations.
• Your project is not eligible if you do pure policy work.
• If you are performing indigent defense work, you are only eligible if your organization is a state, county, or nonprofit public defender. Offices such as the Federal Public Defender do not qualify.
• You may not engage in any activities prohibited by AmeriCorps during your service hours. These include:
  * proselytizing or engaging in religious instruction;
  * attempting to influence legislation;
  * assisting, promoting or deterring union organizing;
  * engaging in partisan political activities;
  * and/or providing a direct benefit to a for-profit entity.

All Summer Corps members must sign a document certifying they do not partake in any prohibited activities throughout the course of their project.

QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS

In accordance with the federal regulations and program guidelines that govern AmeriCorps, Summer Corps host sites must be 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or qualifying public defender programs. These include:

• Nonprofit organizations serving low-income and underserved communities;
• State, County, and Nonprofit public defender offices;
• Legal service organizations; and
• Civil rights organizations.

QUESTIONS?

For more information visit: http://equaljusticeworks.org/news/summer-corps

If you have questions about the Summer Corps program, please send an email to summercorps@equaljusticeworks.org.

Summer Fellowships in Environmental Law

UF Conservation Law JD Summer Fellowship
Amount: $2,500
Terms: Student completes a summer placement on a project related to Conservation Clinic work and enrolls in the Clinic for one semester either before or after the summer experience. For second or third year students only.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

UF ELUL Minority Fellowship
Amount: $2,000
Terms: For a minority student or a student interested in the impact of environmental and land use law on minority populations; student completes a summer placement focusing on environmental or land use law. For first or second year students only.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2011

Florida Bar ELULS/ABA-SEER Diversity Fellowships (2 available for Summer 2011)
Amount: $5,000
Terms: Designed to encourage students from underprivileged and disadvantaged backgrounds (broadly defined) to study and pursue careers in environmental and/or land use law; student completes a summer internship at a government agency or public interest organization in Florida. For first or second year students only.
Application Deadline: January 18, 2011

Florida Bar ELULS Florida Environmental Public Interest (FEPI) Fellowship
Amount: $5,000
Terms: Designed to encourage qualified law students to study and pursue careers in public interest environmental and land use law. For first or second year students only. The fellowship consists of an 8-10 week full-time summer internship at a nonprofit public interest organization or other non-profit public interest law office.
Application Deadline: January 18, 2011

Florida Bar Foundation Legal Aid Summer Fellowship

The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2011 Legal Aid Summer Fellowship application is now available on-line. The application deadline date is January 19, 2011.

The Florida Bar Foundation’s Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program is a great opportunity for law students to work at a Florida legal aid program for eleven weeks during the summer to get hands-on experience while solidifying their commitment to practicing public interest law upon graduation.

Where Can the Application be Found:
The on-line application and other materials can be found on the Foundation’s website (http://www.flabarfndn.org/), by following these steps:

1) click on the Grant Programs tab at the top of the homepage,
2) scroll down to Law Student Assistance,
3) click on the Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program button.

Applicants will need to review and print out the 2011 Program Placement List (found at the Legal Services Summer Fellowship Program webpage) before submitting their application. Students may list up to 4 program placement preferences on their application.

Who To Contact:
Clara Bevington (cbevington@flabarfndn.org) or Jennifer Wimberly (jwimberly@flabarfndn.org). Phone: 407-843-0045.

Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship

Deborah T. Poritz Summer Public Interest Legal Fellowship
Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) expects to sponsor once again a paid intern program during the summer of 2011, awarding summer intern fellowships in New Jersey public interest legal organizations to rising 2nd and 3rd year law students. The purpose of this program is to promote awareness of and commitment to careers in public interest law by offering rewarding employment opportunities to law students. In past years, students have been employed in Legal Services programs as well as other public interest entities, such as the Association for Children of New Jersey, the American Friends Service Committee, Community Health Law Project, and Jersey Battered Women's Service.

For more information and to download the application, visit: http://www.lsnj.org/internprog.htm

All applications will be considered in the order in which they are received and hiring decisions will be made on a rolling basis. Interested students are therefore strongly encouraged to apply as early as possible. Applications may be submitted electronically, by facsimile or via US Mail.

Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project

The ABA Section of Antitrust Law sponsors a summer fellowship program, named the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, honoring the memory of the late Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Each of the 20 selected students will serve for a minimum of eight weeks in the consumer protection department of one of the participating State Attorney General Offices during the summer of 2011:

Phoenix, Arizona___Little Rock, Arkansas___California (LA or SF)

Denver, Colorado___Des Moines, Iowa___Topeka, Kansas___Baltimore, Maryland

Jackson, Mississippi___Helena, Montana___Lincoln, Nebraska

Concord, New Hampshire___Newark, New Jersey___Santa Fe, New Mexico

New York, New York___Columbus, Ohio___Portland, Oregon

Nashville, Tennessee___Salt Lake City, Utah___Montpelier, Vermont

Richmond, Virginia

Each selected student will receive a $5,000 stipend for the summer (administered through the offices of the state attorneys general and subject to certain federal taxes). The program also offers an optional small supplemental housing/travel allowance for those students who are not living at home for the summer (administered through the American Bar Association).

DEADLINE, January 31, 2011

For more information and to download an application visit: http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/ (Look under the “Law Students” heading on the bottom right hand side of the page)

Reproductive Justice Fellowship Program

In 2010, Law Students for Reproductive Justice (LSRJ) launched a new, funded fellowship program for current 3Ls and recent law school graduates interested in working to advance reproductive justice. The RJ Fellowship Program will enhance capacity at reproductive justice organizations working to influence law and policy and build a pipeline for future reproductive justice lawyers.

This year, six (6) RJ Fellows will be paid $50,000 plus benefits and be placed with host organizations in Washington, D.C. for a year-long program (starting in August 2011) that includes mentoring, professional development, training, and networking opportunities.

To read the full fellowship description and download the application, please click here: http://lsrj.org/documents/RJFP_Fellow_Application.pdf

All applications must be submitted to Mariko Miki, LSRJ Curriculum & Training Coordinator, at Mariko@LSRJ.org by 5:00PM PST on Monday, November 1, 2010. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Questions by email only.

Fellowships in Nonprofit Law

The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (NCPL) at New York University School of Law is offering the following two Fellowships in Nonprofit Law:

• The Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship in Nonprofit Law at the Vera Institute of Justice (The RBF Fellowship) and
• The National Center on Philanthropy and the Law Fellowship in Nonprofit Law at New York University’s Office of Legal Counsel (The NCPL Fellowship).
  

The RBF and NCPL Fellowships will each be awarded to one graduate of an accredited U.S. Law School. Go to www.law.nyu.edu/ncpl for more information and to download the application form or apply online. Please note that completed applications must be received by the NCPL no later than December 3, 2010.

If you have any questions, please contact Mo Coffey at (212) 998-6168 or ncpl.info@nyu.edu.

The Presidential Management Fellows Program

3Ls! The 2010-2011 Presidential Management Fellows ("PMF") Program application season opened on October 1st. The PMF Program is the premier program for leadership development in the public sector. Its purpose is to attract outstanding men and women to the federal service. Each year, the program draws Fellows from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear commitment to excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. PMF assignments may involve public policy and administration, domestic or international issues, information technology, human resources, engineering, health and medical sciences, law, financial management and many other fields in support of public service programs.

Nomination: This program requires a law school nomination. At UF Law, Associate Dean Rachel Inman in the Office of Student Affairs is the designated nominator. Please schedule an appointment with her to receive your nomination.

DEADLINE: October 15, 2010
For more information and to apply visit: https://www.pmf.opm.gov/

Helton Fellowship -- International Law

The Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program, established in 2004 on the recommendation of the ASIL Honors Committee, recognizes the legacy of Arthur Helton, a remarkable ASIL member who died in the August 19, 2003 bombing of the UN mission in Baghdad along with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Viera de Mello and 20 others.
Funded in part by contributions from ASIL members and private foundations, Helton Fellowships provide financial assistance in the form of “micro-grants” for law students and young professionals to pursue field work and research on significant issues involving international law, human rights, humanitarian affairs, and related areas.
Applicants can be of any nationality but must be current law students or have graduated from law school (at either the undergraduate or graduate levels) no earlier than December 2008.
Applicants may submit application materials beginning Monday, September 13, 2010. All applications must be received no later than Monday, January 10, 2011.
Due to administrative constraints, only the first 50 completed applications, submitted on-line, and received in full by the submission deadline will be reviewed. A notice that the application process has closed will be posted on the ASIL website once 50 completed applications have been received.
Click here for details.

American Planning Association Fellowship

The Planning and Law Division ("PLD") of the American Planning Association will be offering one student fellowship opportunity for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Daniel J. Curtin Jr. Fellowship is a great opportunity for students to learn about the diverse legal issues that affect the planning profession and to work with the planners and legal professionals who are involved in these areas on a day-to-day basis. The legal issues underlying the planning of our cities and communities are an important and essential component in the education and training of those who would become professional planners and land use practitioners. The purpose of the Fellowship Program is to foster increased interest in the study of land use planning and its interrelationship with the law at the advanced undergraduate, graduate, and law school levels.The Program is open to third and fourth year undergraduate students, first and second year master’s degree students, and first and second year law students. One fellowship with a stipend of $4,000.00 will be awarded. The term of the fellowship is approximately ten months (the typical length of two semesters or three quarters).

Contact Career Development for details and application.

Application package must be received by PLD no later than October 4, 2010. Questions may be directed to:
Dan Friedlander, Esq., AICP
Jackson DeMarco Tidus Peckenpaugh
2815 Townsgate Road, Suite 200
Westlake Village, California
91361805.418.1909 Direct
818.584.1233 Mobile
805.230.0087 Fax
dfriedlander@jdtplaw.com

ACLU Fellowship Opportunities

William J. Brennan First Amendment Fellowship

The Speech, Privacy and Technology Project of the ACLU National office in New York City invites applications from 3Ls and recent graduates for the William J. Brennan First Amendment Fellowship, which will last for a one-year period beginning in September 2011.

OVERVIEW:
The Project on Speech, Privacy, and Technology is part of the ACLU’s Center for Democracy, which works to strengthen democratic institutions and values and advocates for government transparency and accountability. In addition to the Project on Speech, Privacy, and Technology, the Center for Democracy includes the Human Rights Project and National Security Project.

The Brennan Fellowship, established by a special gift from author Tom Peters and poet Catherine Abbe and named after retired Supreme Court Justice William Brennan, was created to give people just starting their careers an opportunity to receive training and experience in First Amendment advocacy, and to help the ACLU advance its First Amendment goals.

Freedom of expression as guaranteed by the First Amendment is an area of special concern to the ACLU, and the ACLU has litigated numerous free speech cases before the United States Supreme Court. Historically, the ACLU has been vigilant in fighting government censorship that disproportionately impacts marginalized speakers and communities, including immigrants, people of color, lesbians and gay men. Currently, the ACLU is at the forefront of groundbreaking cases to protect freedom of expression on the Internet. The ACLU is also fighting government efforts, in the name of the war on terrorism, to silence protestors and suppress the free speech and privacy rights of other individuals.

The Brennan Fellow will function as an integral part of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project, and will focus on our extensive docket of First Amendment cases. The docket currently includes several major cases relating to free speech, privacy, and technology. For example, attorneys in the Project are litigating a novel and landmark First Amendment challenge to the constitutionality of patents granted on the human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer. They are representing several individuals who were improperly removed from presidential events based on the viewpoints they were expressing. They have also filed suit on behalf of former chief Guantanamo prosecutor Morris Davis in a lawsuit against the Congressional Research Service, which fired Davis from his government job because of his public writings concerning the military commissions.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Brennan Fellow's responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
• Participating in trial litigation at all levels of federal and state courts, including legal and factual research, interviewing clients, drafting briefs and pleadings, and discovery and motion practice;
• Assisting in drafting amicus curiae briefs;
• Providing support for ACLU affiliate litigation;
• Serving as a resource for ACLU legislative and policy work;
• Advancing ACLU policy goals through public education, organizing and participating in coalitions.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:
• Third-year law students or recent graduates;
• Capable of performing complex legal analytical work;
• A demonstrated commitment to public interest law;
• Excellent legal research, writing and verbal communication skills;
• Proven ability to work independently as well as within a team;
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills;
• A knowledge of and interest in First Amendment issues is preferred, but not required.

COMPENSATION:
The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience and within parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please send application materials, which should include a cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation, and at least one legal writing sample to hrjobs@aclu.org – reference [BRFW-01/LAW] in subject line - or via mail to:

Human Resources
RE: [BRFW-01/LAW]
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10004

Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellowship

The Racial Justice Program (RJP) of the ACLU National office in New York City invites applications for the Marvin M. Karpatkin Fellowship, which will begin in September 2011.

OVERVIEW
The Fellowship was established by the ACLU Board of Directors in memory of Marvin M. Karpatkin, the late General Counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union, who died in January 1975, at the age of 48. Mr. Karpatkin was one of the ACLU's most active attorneys during the 1960s and early 1970s. He left his special mark in the areas of selective service and military law. His interest in those areas grew out of his own strong opposition to the Vietnam War and his desire to help those who, younger than himself, were faced with performing military service in a war they would not support.
Racial Justice Program (RJP) attorneys and staff work to challenge racial discrimination and related issues that have a disparate impact on communities of color, particularly in the areas of criminal justice and education. In the area of criminal justice, we are dedicated to reducing the unwarranted and disproportionate targeting and incarceration of people of color. In the area of education, we seek to ensure that all children have access to quality education, regardless of race or ethnicity. Specifically, we have filed civil challenges to the inadequate provision of indigent criminal and juvenile defense, racial profiling, and disparate educational opportunities. We have also campaigned against the racially-disproportionate imposition of incarceration and school discipline.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
The Karpatkin Fellow functions as part of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program's litigation team. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
· Provide legal research and analysis and develop theories to support new litigation projects;
· Draft pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs;
· Interview witnesses and potential plaintiffs;
· Participate in discovery and trial practice;
· Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys;
· Engage in public speaking and attend meetings and/or conferences as needed.
· Supervise student interns.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
· The Fellow is selected from third-year law students or recent graduates and will serve for a one-year period starting September 2011.
· Demonstrated commitment to public interest law;
· Excellent research, writing and verbal communication skills;
· Proven ability to work independently as well as within a team;
· Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills;
· Excellent computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;
· Commitment to the mission and goals of the ACLU.

COMPENSATION
The ACLU offers a generous and comprehensive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with experience and within parameters of the ACLU compensation scale.

HOW TO APPLY Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation and at least one legal writing sample by email to hrjobs@aclu.org- reference [LGLF-06 & LGLF-45/LAW] in subject line – or by mail to:

Human Resources RE: [LGLF-06 & LGLF-45/LAW]

American Civil Liberties Union

125 Broad Street , 18 th Floor

New York , N.Y. 10004

The application deadline for both fellowships is November 1, 2010.

Cooley Diversity Fellowship Program

First-year law students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity in their communities are invited to apply for the Cooley Diversity Fellowship. Award recipients will receive a paid Summer Associate position and an award of up to $15,000 to assist with law school tuition. Awards will be announced in Fall 2010 with the Summer Associate position to start following the successful completion of the recipient's 2L year.
The eligibility/selection criteria and application process for the Program are as follows:

Eligibility
We welcome applications from all law students who meet these eligibility criteria:

• A demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity in the community
• Enrolled full-time in an ABA accredited law school with an anticipated graduation date of 2012 at the time of application
• Not the recipient of a diversity award from another law firm paid between September 1, 2010 and August 31, 2011
• In order to receive the fellowship, an applicant must commit to joining the Firm's Summer Associate Program following the applicant's 2L year
  

Selection Criteria
Recipients will be selected based on consideration of the following factors:

• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity
• Excellent undergraduate and law school academic performance
• Personal achievements
• Leadership abilities
• Community service
• Commitment to joining Cooley's 2011 Summer Associate Program

Application Process
Applications must include:

• A completed application form
• A personal statement, no longer than 3 double-spaced pages, describing the applicant's demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity
• Current resume
• Law school transcript
• Other graduate program transcript(s)
• Undergraduate transcript
• Three letters of recommendation from academic and/or professional references**

Please note that all of the above information must be completed and attached before the application can be submitted. **Letters of recommendation should be mailed directly to :
Septina McDonnellAttorney Recruiting ManagerCooley LLP4401 Eastgate MallSan Diego, CA 92121-1909
For 1L students in the 2009-2010 academic year, applications and letters of recommendation must be received by June 15, 2010. We will contact selected applicants to arrange a personal interview and awards will be made thereafter.

*Application will open in a separate window in your browser
Click here to launch application

Please direct any inquiries to diversityfellowship@cooley.com.

Migrant Farmworker Justice Project Fellowship

The Migrant Farmworker Justice Project (MFJP) is looking for law students, preferably rising 3Ls to work as legal interns for the summer assisting with legal research, legal writing and litigation work. Spanish speakers are preferred. MFPJ is committed to ensuring that the full range of legal advocacy is available to the 300,000 farmworkers who work in Florida’s fields and groves through innovation, law reform, legislative and administrative advocacy, and class actions. For more information visit: www.floridalegal.org/migrant.htm
Email cover letter and resume to greg@floridalegal.org.
Deadline to apply: April 26, 2010.

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Fellowship

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), the nation’s premier Hispanic educational and youth leadership development organization, is seeking applicants for its Graduate and Young Professional Fellowships. The Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program offers exceptional Latino graduates and young professionals unparalleled exposure to experiences in the underserved public policy areas of education (secondary, higher) health, housing, law, international affairs, and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The fellowship is open to applicants who have earned a graduate degree from an accredited educational institution in the last three years. This competitive program is comprised of a nine-month fellowship in Washington, D.C. including a substantive work placement at a congressional office or federal agency. The International Affairs Fellowship includes three months abroad in Mexico. Travel, health insurance and a $2,700 monthly stipend is provided. The Graduate & Young Professional Fellowship Program application deadline is February 19, 2010.

To learn more and apply please visit: http://www.chci.org/fellowships/page/chci-graduate-law-fellowship

Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington Clerkship Program

VABAW is now accepting applications for its 2010 Hong Duc student clerkship program in Vietnam. All materials must be received by February 19, 2010.
http://vabaw.com/foundation.aspx
Recognizing that an international perspective will greatly enrich and broaden a law student’s legal education and experience, VABAW’s Hồng Đức Clerkship, founded in 2007, provides a law student with the opportunity to clerk at an international law firm in Vietnam for a maximum of three summer months. The student will have the unique experience of learning the local cultures and customs while living in Vietnam and learning international and comparative law working at a major law firm. The Clerkship will award up to a total of $5,000 with approximately $2,000 applied to a round trip airfare ticket to Vietnam and $3,000 paid directly to the award recipient for living expenses.

PLEN's Women and Public Policy Summer Internship in Washington DC

May 24-July 30, 2010

Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN)’s internship program is unique because PLEN offers small, women-centered programs that focus on connecting students with talented and successful women leaders here Washington. PLEN offers support and encouragement to students throughout their time in Washington, acting as an advocate and resource for PLEN interns. Throughout their summer in Washington, PLEN interns meet in weekly seminar sessions where they examine the internship experience, build professional skills, and meet prominent women leaders eager to share their experiences, advice, as well as ongoing support and mentorship.

The application deadline for the summer internship is January 29, 2010. Visit www.PLEN.org for more information.

Florida Bar Foundation Summer Fellowship

The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2010 Legal Aid Summer Fellowship application is now available on-line. The application deadline date is January 21, 2010. The application and additional information are available at http://www.flabarfndn.org/.

YEGELWEL FELLOWSHIP - DEADLINE EXTENDED – JANUARY 29, 2010
*** Open to 1Ls, 2Ls and 3Ls***
PAID SUMMER EXPERIENCE/EXTERNSHIP CREDITS

INFORMATION SESSION:

12 noon, Tuesday, January 19th
Room 355D
Pizza and refreshments
Speaker: 2009 Yegelwel Fellow, Jennifer LeVine

The Fellowship provides a $4,000 stipend to a UF Law student to participate in a Summer Fellowship Program at the Anti-Defamation League, Florida Regional Office in Boca Raton.

The Fellowship will last 8-10 weeks, with the student committing to a minimum of 35 hours per week. The Fellow will be supervised by the ADL Southern Area Counsel. Previous Fellows conducted legal and legislative research on a broad variety of subjects including amending Florida's hate crime law to include homelessness as a protected category, the teaching of intelligent design in the public school science classroom, and the scope of separation of church and state under the Florida constitution. The Fellow also handled constituent discrimination complaints and participated in ADL meetings, functions and events.

The Yegelwel Fellowship is limited to UF Law students who have successfully completed the first-year required curriculum, including Constitutional Law, and who are in good academic standing prior to beginning the Fellowship. “Successful” completion of the first-year required curriculum means earning a passing grade in each course and maintaining an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Bamba (CSRRR Assistant Director) at (352) 273-0614 or bamba@law.ufl.edu

FCBA Foundation -- Funding of Unpaid Communications-Related Legal Internships

For the seventeenth consecutive year, the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA) Foundation will award stipends to law students from its Chairman Robert E. Lee Scholarship and Internship Fund. In 2010, the Foundation will award at least five $5,000 stipends to law students employed as unpaid summer interns in positions with the FCC and other government agencies or entities with a connection to the communications industry (i.e., broadcasting, cable television, telephony, satellite, wireless, and information technology).

In addition, the Foundation will select one outstanding intern among those chosen to receive an additional stipend of $600 for the summer—the “Max Paglin Award.” Mr. Paglin was the former General Counsel and Executive Director of the FCC, and the founder of the Golden Jubilee Commission on Telecommunications, which compiled a definitive legislative history of the Communications Act.

Requirements:

Applicants will be selected on the basis of: (1) a demonstrated interest in the communications field, (2) having secured or having pending, an unpaid summer position (internship) for at least 8 weeks in communications with a government agency or entities with a connection to the communications industry, (3) dependence on financial assistance in order to accept the unpaid internship in a government agency or entity involved in communications; and, (4) community activities. To the extent a recipient receives unanticipated funding for the unpaid internship, the FCBA Foundation’s general policy is to reduce its scholarship awards by any amount that a recipient’s total funding (including all sources) for the internship would otherwise exceed $7,000.

Applications for a Lee Fund scholarship should be submitted to Kerry Loughney, FCBA Foundation, 1020 19th Street, N.W., Suite 325, Washington, D.C. 20036, by Friday, March 19, 2010. Applicants may be asked to interview with members of the Foundation Board; interviews may be conducted by telephone. Winners will be notified by Friday, April 16, 2010.

To see the application, go to: http://www.fcba.org/upload/2010internshipstipendapplication.pdf

Fish & Richardson 1L Diversity Fellowship

Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce its 1L Diversity Fellowship Program for 2010. The program, which offers fellowships to diverse first year law students, is a key component of the ongoing firm initiative to recruit, retain, and advance attorneys who will contribute to the diversity of their practice and of the legal profession.

The 1L Diversity Fellowship Program is comprised of three components: mentoring, a $5,000 scholarship, and a paid summer associate position in the domestic office of the student's choice.

• Applications for the 2010 fellowship will be accepted from December 1, 2009 through January 15, 2010.
• For more information about the Fellowship or to print out an application and a checklist of required support material, please click here.
• For more information about Fish & Richardson, please visit www.fr.com.